Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
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45
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3,265 h
of material
987
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

70/10011:20The Paradox of an Infinite UniverseB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell70/1001:33:36AUTOElon Musk: OpenAI Betrayal, His Future at Tesla, and the Next Big Thing — GrokipediaB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast70/1003:01:21AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2369 - Ed CalderonB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE70/10051:34Dehumidifiers are confusing. Here's why.C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastTechnology Connections70/10023:01The Terrifying Efficiency of Drone WarfareB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastWendover Productions70/10016:35What was immigration like before ICE?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVox70/10031:11How One Line in the Oldest Math Text Hinted at Hidden UniversesC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium70/10013:44YES, it's possible - Food & Drink at C1/C2 (Advanced) Level of English!B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy70/10027:39The Biggest Misconception in PhysicsC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastVeritasium70/10024:55AUTOJason Bateman Threatens to Turn Into Teen Wolf While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast70/10013:53AUTOTrump’s an Absolute Disaster, Iran Aspires to Attack California & MAGA Coalition is CrackingB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live70/10016:17AUTOWhy California Sold Its Water to Two BillionairesB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion70/1008:46AUTOSave the native fish and eat the restB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea70/10046:09Alfred Nobel: The Man Who Fooled The WorldB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium70/10023:19The One Tiny Law That Keeps Amtrak TerribleC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions70/1001:59:40AUTONo.1 Toxicologist: These Products Were Making Me Infertile And Are Harming Our Kids!B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO70/1003:43:01Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastLex Fridman70/1006:52Speaking English Made Easy: How To Talk About Presidential ElectionsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English70/10018:49AUTOAustralia Had a Mass-Shooting Problem. Here’s How it StoppedC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions70/10013:07We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell70/10018:48What Everyone Gets Wrong About PlanesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium70/1001:17:50AUTOHow The Space Shuttle Worked | Full DocumentaryC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering70/10031:34Conversation: Embarrassing Moments┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English70/1002:04:08AUTONvidia: The GPU Company (1993-2006)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAcquired

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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